>> and there was a man with his hip completely displaced, like a war zone. there was another man next to him who was bleeding. >> i was going oh, my god. i hope it was -- i hope nobody got really severely hurt. >> you could hear the tables smashing into each other an people were actually screaming. >> reporter: this man works across the street from the cafe and says the driver stayed in his car for a while. apparently he just stayed in the car. it looked like everyone else on the ground like someone was twitching so they were in way worse shape than he was. >> sky 7 hd caught the moment when the driver was escorted by police to another car to be questioned. police say alcohol was not a factor. >> and a man in his 90s was attempting to parallel park in front. restaurant he accidentally hit the acceleration instead of the brake, thus pushing the car up on to the curb and into the front of the restaurant.

>> five people were injured and one critically. >> we've had one that is critical. we have three that were minor and then one was the walking wounded. the people that had major injuries were transported to stanford hospital. >> now here's the breakdown. one woman and four men were sent to the hospital. according to stanford, three of them will be discharge tonight. two of them will remain in the hospital overnight with broken bones and all of them with non-life-threatening injuries. i'm live in palo alto, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> a new senate report just released this afternoon on a new bay bridge construction project suggests that caltrans over looked criticism and had some serious problems with transparency. several engineers who complained to caltrans management about problems with welding work say they were let go because of their complaints. the report also found problems with the bridge construction revealed by the media, not by

kra caltrans. director says that report was flawed because it doesn't include issues that been investigated, reviewed and resolved such as the welds. he did admit that the agency could have communicated better based on how decisions were made. nobody was released from the project simply because of complaining. those claims of retaliation will be investigated. the report comes the same day a panel of independent engineers found the bridge did meet safety standards. >> this evening workers are showing us the racist messages scrolled on their lockers. abc 7 news reporter vick lee spoke to the employees this afternoon. vick? >> reporter: you'll recall in december a group of black b.a.r.t. workers sued b.a.r.t. claiming that they work in a hostile environment and that they were being discriminated against in promotioned. we've learned that last month three black maintenance workers

with the targets of racial graffiti in the locker room. we spoke to one a while ago and another b.a.r.t. worker, a floor person in the maintenance shop, both of who spoke about the latest incident and say they are scared to work alone at night because of this death threat. >> i walked in, and it was written on my locker, you know, my name and the "n" word. >> maintenance workers rudolph johnson was the target of the racial graffiti june 27. someone scrawled these offensive words on his locker here at oakland maintenance shop facility. when johnson went to a supervisor he was told to go to another manager because he was too busy with other things. johnson says he's been a target before, the first time was two years ago. >> i was picked up and forced into a trash can and then tooken out of the trash can an placed on a table. >> johnson says b.a.r.t. force

him and two others whose lockers were defaced to go back to work even though the investigation continued. joseph montgomery has been with b.a.r.t. 18 years. he says the pattern of racism continues unabated. >> we've had a lot of racial discriminatory actions brought against african-americans, and when we reported to the management, they just sweep it under the carpet and we go back to business, as usual. >> b.a.r.t. responded with a statement which reads in part b.a.r.t. police was notified within an hour of the time the incident was reported and began an internal investigation that same night, an allegation that the workers were ordered to return to work is completely inaccurate. vick lee, abc 7 news. >> as you might have guessed, california's historic drought is getting worse. officials say the state has never been as dry as it is right now. abc 1 news meteorologist sandhya

patel with the details. >> yeah, larry, it's really bad. we 'parched. take a look at the latest on the drought monitor. last week 36% of the state which included central and southern california in an exceptional drought indicated by the marine, extreme drought in red. now, this week as we bring you up to present time, 58% of the state is in that d will be 4 exceptional drought category which includes napa and sonoma counties. it just keeps getting worse. three dry years. the soil moisture is being depleted, of course, and this drought is continuing to worsen. it doesn't look like any moisture in the forecast. we have some sizzling summer weather. i'll be back with the details on that in a few minutes. sheryl? >> thank you. health officials are warning people it avoid swimming at three beaches because of high bacteria levels. beaches are all in the santa cruz area. both of the main beach off boardwalk and santa cruise's cowell peach is affected. now this may be because an

increase in the number of anchovies in the water there. we'll have that story coming up on abc 1 "news at 6:00." >> huge news in the world of sports. a's outfielder yoenis cespedes says he'll missed his teammates and is not surprised for today's deal sending him from oakland to the boston red sox. gm billy beane is trading him for jon lester and toer a's player and fan favorite jonny gomes is returning to oakland. there were many different takes on today's teal. >> with this move you weakened your defense and weakened your offense. >> the key to winning baseball games is run prevention. you prevent runs with pitching. >> abc 7 news reporter nick smith live in oakland with more now. i'm among them not happy about this, nick. >> larry, you know this is all the fans could talk about today. comparing it to a high stakes poker game where they say general manager billy beane has

pushed all his chips right into the center and it's all or nothing. >> a's fan, can't have tears. it happens too many times. >> news that the a's traded star outfielder yoenis cespedes to the boston red sox for jon lester and former bay area native jonny gomes came as a surprise. >> billy beane is making a push for the world series. got a get on board. >> cespedes is a huge fan favorite with great numbers known for being a slugger at plate. as soon as the news broke josh reddick had some fun posting this tweet, our rotation with the link to the dramatic chipmunk. this is cespedes earlier this month winning the all-star home run derby for the second year in a row. he's also known for his rocket arm. a's fans will miss plays like this against the angels last june. fans credit that throw for saving the game. unfortunately, we've come up short twice in the past two

postseasons. >> reporter: chris dobyns is with save oakland sports. he says cespedes' popularity cannot be denied. just this afternoon the a's said they are keeping their plan with handing out 10,000 t-shirts with his likeness that reads the power even though he'll no longer be sporting the team colors. this is about winning. >> at the end of the day i think the a's are seer carouse about trying to win this thing and staying long term here in oakland. >> reporter: dobyns says nothing says new stadium like winning a new championship. >> all the fans not jumping in, trying to get a new stadium here, i think it will cure it. >> billy beane usually makes decisions and had his reasons. >> reporter: general manager billy beane, completely batty or the smartest man in the game. >> a great move. >> reporter: some feel that by trading cespedes they have put together a stronger rotation all for one purpose. >> to win the world series.

he says if you don't win last game of the year, it's no good. >> reporter: at the coliseum, nick smith, abc 1 news. >> the a's did not stop with yoenis cespedes. team also traded a's pitcher tommy mill yoep. he's going to the minnesota twins for outfielder sam fuld who began the season with the a's. gomes is known as the pride of petaluma. the city put out a proclamation designating june 19 as jonny gomes day. people there are happy about the trade. >> well, cespedes' former teammates were just as stunned this morning when they heard about the deal. nick showed us the funny video tweeted out by josh reddick. reddick tweets a lot and also had this. unanimous, duh, duh, sonny gray said, well, i'm awake because this went down at 7:00 a.m. pacific time. a snapshot of all the angles we're covering. jon lester in the middle of the big board says he's looking

forward to his move from boston. he's a tree agent so may go back to boston after that. he tweeted thanks y'all. can't tell you how much your support means me and family. decided to contribute to a very talented athletics team. a lot more at 6:00. >> wow, big news. we're going to switch gears right now. police are looking for whomever fired gunshots into a home hitting a woman as she slept. that story as she slept. >> plus, watch your car. thieves are punk touring gas tanks in one bay area city. we'll tell you where. >> down on farm. is this real the end of the line for a bay area oyster supplier. >> an going back to school with the right laptop. 7 on your side michael finney teaming up exclusively with "consumer reports" to reveal which computer is right for your student. abc 7 "news at

a 23-year-old woman is recovering after she was shot while sleeping in her home in antioch this morning. gunshots rang out at 4:00 a.m. this was on west fifth street a block away from the police department. as abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield explains, the gunmen are still on the loose >> reporter: bullets pierced the window and front door of this apartment unit on west fifth street in antioch at 4:00 this morning while two generations of one family slept inside. >> it's scary. i was, like, man, it hit the door and went right through? this young man's father did not want his son's face showed on tv because he's worried the gunman will come back. a 23-year-old woman, this man's sister-in-law, was hit by the gunfire. >> we were all sleeping and just woke us up and she got grazed.

>> reporter: sometimes the young grandchildren sleep here, too, but they were not here at the time of the shooting. antioch police have not made any arrests. they told us they don't think the shooting was random, but that this apartment unit was target. they won't say y.family though believes it was random and just part of life in antioch. >> i'm kind of used to all this because antioch, this is like a daily thing. i hear gunshots every night, whether around here or down the street. we hear it, but this time i guess it was aim at our building. >> the family of the victim says she is going to be okay. she went to the hospital to get some stitches. antioch police have not released any information about possible suspects. in antioch, amy hollyfield, abc 1 news. >> suspended state senator leland yee pleaded not guilty in federal court today to a long list of charges. prosecutors unsealed an expanded grand jury indictment that includes a new racketeering charge which accused yee of soliciting bribes and gain

contributions in exchange for political favors and being part of a chinatown gang. today's indictment supercedes the original charges filed back in april. he is now charged with 11 felonies, including ten counts of corruption and bribery. he's free on a $500,000 bond. >> napa's fire department is warning drivers tonight. they say somebody is punk touring gas tanks and then draining them. there's been multiple reports of this happeningest past week. move of the vehicles involved here are suvs or pickup trucks, probably because they are high off the the ground so the tanks are easier to reach. they also contain a lot of gas. the incidents are happening during the day and at night on quiet streets and even in busy areas. >> a battle is under way in walnut creek over who is responsible for removing a fallen tree. that tree fell across a private driveway. workers cape out and chopped up the part that was blocking street but said the homeowners would have to clear the rest but the home owners say that tree is rooted in a public creek. the county claims the creek is

privately owned so it will take a search of property records to figure out who is really responsible for removing tree. >> back-to-school season just about here. >> sorry, kids. maybe time to start thinking about buying a laptop for your student. >> which one is best. "consumer reports" is partnering exclusively with 7 on your side michael finny. >> already. >> back-to-school shopping is the second biggest spending spree of the year. a lot of people don't know that. students need a lot more than pepsils and paper. the new computer is on your must-have list "consumer reports" has suggestions for students of all ages. >> come september even the youngest students can expect some keyboard time in the classroom. "consumer reports" has a good choice for first through fifth graders is a low-cost chrome book. >> chrome books are lightweight laptops that run google's chrome operating system. for younger kids parents can set up supervised user accounts that

restrict web use. >> reporter: the acer c-27. it costs just $200 an "consumer reports" says it lasts more than ten hours on a single charge. serious homework demands a serious computer. for high school and middle school students "consumer reports" says the $600 lenovo idea pad u4-30 touch is a good choice. >> a lot of laptop for money. has a powerful processor and decent sized hard drive and a good performer in the lab. >> and at four pounds it won't weight down a backpack. college bound students have loads of gear but for taking notes is a laptop or a tablet a better choice? krrts says microsoft's surface pro 3 offers the best of both. it costs $1,000, plus $10 more for the keyboard accessory. >> technically a tablet but has a full win dose operating system that allows you to switch back and for the and one that's more like a conventional mouse and

keyboard. >> and for creative figures the surface pro 3 comes with a pen and let's you write on the screen. "consumer reports" recommends a 13-inch mac book, $13, it's pricey but has a stunning display and long lasting battery and apple is now offering a discount for students. >> a lot of options. >> the discount will help, too. >> let's get a check of the weekend forecast. thursday is the official day we can start looking ahead to the weekend >> so what's up? >> i'm always looking to the week yes, even on monday, no. it's absolutely going to be beautiful for upcoming weekend. people are already out and about in short and t-shirts along the embarcadero. mild out here in san francisco and hot with good reap let me show you doppler 7 hd. show you what it looks like, fog is still hug coastline which we expect this time of year.

temperatures have been a high range. 65 in pacifica and 102 defreeze in antioch so a good 22 dr.~ sproefd coast to inland. in the sierras we continue to see thunderstorms develop and a few of those strikes getting close to the susanville area. red flag area is up for mt. shasta, and basically up along the oregon border because of the concern of the thunderstorms sparking fires. lake tahoe camera showing you a dramatic view of the buildups. there's been numerous thunderstorms around truckee area, and if you're traveling up to the tahoe area, isolated showers an thunderstorms in the forecast tonight through tomorrow. 13 the high and f47 in the morning. >> 92 no in gilroy. our cool spot, 50 in half moon bay. 22 in santa rosa and in the 90s

for nevada, fairfield and hot in livermore, 11 degrees. my viau from where i'm standing. you can see the cumulus cloud. just a little buildup. getting hotter tomorrow. spare the air alert. cloud are moving in from the west southwest, basically high level clouds. as we continue to see a shift of the hot air was from the deather vest. starting out low to myo67s. 50s, it's shallow and will be dense in patches. for your certain in that's where it's nice. 93234 los altos and miyou want

comfortable weather, downtown san francisco, 67s at the court and triple digits clear lake. 22 in in sonoma and santa rosa and 21 in oakland. 77 in castro valley. a warm day. inland spots plenty of triple digits from sam ramon to pleasantton, livermore, antioch, 101 degrees in santa ramon. triple-digit heat on saturday inland. a sea breeze is starting to cool off the coast. we'll really keep you in a similar range going into next week. '67s to '11s and our summer spread. enjoy. >> a little boy taking his campaign to the streets,

literally. >> what's that? >> this is private property. you'll have to find some plates else to camp out. >> exactly. what he wound. we'll tyke you for a ride on an usual looki

that's the closing bell on a down day on wall street, plunging 300 points and wiping out the gains for the entire month of july. analysts say investors are spooked about tension are russia, the conflict gaza and disappointing news on corporate earnings. well, if a home sale trend once limited to san francisco but some new numbers out show to buy a home in the pay area you need at least $1 million. the bay area saw a record number of homes and condos going for $1 million or more between april an june of this year. according to the company corn logic data quick six of the bay

area's nine counties set records for number of homes and coppedos selling for more than $1 million during same months. >> california's republican candidate for governor spent a week living on the streets of fresno as a homeless people in search of a job. 22-year-old neil kashkari wanted to test the claim that the state is making a comeback after the economic downturn. former banker and u.s. treasury official said he slept on park benches and ate at homeless shelters earlier this month. >> and the reason i it it because we're not talking about these issues. as many of you know governor brown is not talking about poverty. he's not talking about unemployment in our state. he's not talking about our failing schools. he's declared a california comeback. >> brown did say in his state of the state address california is coming back in part because 1 million new jobs since 2010. he said he did not find a job

during his experience. a recent poll shows kashkari is trailing governor brown by 19 points. a century old tradition came to an end today at point ray's national sea shore. workers at drake's boy oyster company held a good-bye toast this morning. the family-owned farm lost its lease and the national park service forced the company to shut down its retail operation by today. 30 people will lose their jobs, some who live on site will also lose their homes. >> they looked up and table was empty and they knew that their jobs were ending. there's deep sadness and fear. >> it's a very, very sad day. >> as you can see customers were quite sad that they will no longer be able to buy, shuck and east oysters at the cannery. drake's boy will continue to harvest oysters until the national park service gives a 0-day notice for a permanent closure. >> coming, what if you could tell somebody to stuff it and

they would actually run and grab a backpack to do your bidding. >> i have a phrase similar to that. >> don't say it here. >> turns out a lot of people want in on this one of we'll explain when abc news 7 at 5:00 continues. >> and these are so of the young people who received the disney abc youth service awards to recognize their volunteer work. the deadline to apply for one of these is midnight tonight. >> children 5 to 18 are eligible to receive $1,000 to the school or organization where they volunteer. more

coming up, a big announcement from tesla on where will build its giant patry factory and see where hundreds of jobs will be headed and shopping apps are a dime a dozen but seven on your side michael finney looks at one that could save your family money an offer a pitt entertainment as well. that's all coming up in half an hour at 6:00.

>> thank you. >> i'm going to see you soon. back-to-school continue, our parent company disney teaming up with a local nonprofit to make sure the students get supplies that they need. >> lots of volunteers and kids gather at the boys and girls club at columbia park club howe. they spent today stuffing 1,000 backpacks. these are for students who are members of the boys and girls club. >> here in san francisco together with los angeles and philadelphia and new york city. we're trying to pack 5,000 backpacks for young people going back to school. >> they are trying to set a record. this has never been tried before. being submitted to guinness world records for certification. >> there's a lot ofs. working hard like that. >> "world news" with diane sawyer is up next. >> thanks so much for inviting us into your home tonight. >> all right. we'll see new half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> bye for now.

welcome to "world news." tonight, breaking news, the american missionary stricken with ebola suddenly coming home. being medevaced to an american hospital. we'll take you inside the race against time. and this just in, a possible breakthrough, a new three-day cease-fire in the middle east. the nfl football star at the center of the firestorm speaking about his wife and that video of her lying on the ground after abuse. and tonight we catch up with the young woman who became a worldwide symbol of hope and inspiration. a good evening to you on this thursday night. we begin with the breaking news about those americans fighting the deadly ebola virus. abc news has learned that the